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“The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I do not do what I say.” - Martin Buber (Israeli theologian, 1878-1965) Honesty means communicating the truth with your words and actions. When you’re not honest with others about what you really think, they can draw the wrong conclusions. And if you don’t follow through on promises, people will stop trusting you. People feel betrayed when your words and actions don’t match. It’s inevitable that your relationships will suffer because people won’t know which person is the “real” you. It isn’t easy to make friends and get along. To make a good impression, it’s tempting to say what you think others want to hear, instead of what you really believe. Or maybe you just want to avoid trouble, so you don’t say what you’re thinking. Instead, you present an image that you hope the world will accept. In the long run, you know you can’t live a lie. Keeping the real you under wraps creates too much pressure. Besides, your friends will eventually notice the inconsistencies, and you don’t want them to think you’re a phony. If you like yourself, then be yourself. You won’t have to worry about creating a false front, you’ll sleep better at night, and you’ll be a lot happier just being yourself.
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Dennis E. Coates is CEO of Performance Support Systems, author of MindFrames, a brain-based personality assessment system (www.initforlife.com) and co-founder of the Train-to-Ingrain alliance (www.train-to-ingrain.com, info@train-to-ingrain.com, 800-488-6463), which delivers a reinforcement-centered approach to learning and development that achieves permanent, measurable improvements in workplace behavior and positive impacts on business results.
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